Ike's Manila Welcome Acknowledges Eisenhower in Philippines
A massive Filipino crowd greeted President Eisenhower in Manila amid jubilant scenes and confetti as the United States extended its influence in the region. Philippine President Garcia praised the US and Eisenhower as leaders of world peace, stressing the lasting friendship between the nations. Nearby plans for a library building funded partly by US support include seating for 700 and a 75 000 to 50 000 volume capacity, with additional stacks as needed. The project aims to strengthen academic ties and world peace efforts, referencing MacArthur’s greetings and cooperation between the two countries.
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America
Eisenhower
United States
Free World
Garcia
Philippines
Lammers
Douglas MacArthur
Jee Ofncials
Isippines
Eisens
Hower
MacArthur
Philippine Army
Manila
College
Preliminary Plans For LC Library OK
The Lee College Board of Trustees approved preliminary floor plans submitted by architect Lowell Lammers on Monday night. This clears the way for final drawings of the modernistic two story library building.
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New Lee College
Lowell Lammers
Lammers
Sun Spots to Julie Has Surgery
Julie Bollinger, nine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Bollinger, underwent surgery at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. She entered the hospital Sunday and is expected to remain several weeks. Her father, Robert E. Lee High School head basketball coach, noted no items missing during the break in at their home on Wisconson.
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Julie
Julie Bollinger
Lowell Lammers
Jay
Wiscon- Bollinger
Tuessin
Texas Children's
Houston
Bollinger
Robert E. Lee High School
Texas GOP Backs Nixon At Texas Republican Convention
Texas Republicans at the state GOP convention near unanimously endorsed Vice President Richard Nixon for president. Support coalesced around Nixon after a preconvention caucus, with Goldwater favored for vice president by many Texas backers. Delegates will choose 54 delegates and 54 alternates to cast Texas votes and consider nominees for national committeeman and committeewoman.
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San Antonio
Texas
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Phil Schulze
Houston
Rockefeller Organization of Texas
Rockfeller
United States
Richard M. Nixon
Chicago
Rockefeller
Baytown News Roundup Reflects Local Movements and Visits
Billie Laughlin, now a Houston resident, spends the weekend in Baytown while Willadene Hines opts for walking as travel. Reba Denny recovers from surgery and Gwenn Du Bose moves nearby. Patty Lewis reports news by phone as Bennie Gray visits from San Marcos for part of the summer. Mike Ward and Hal Cook attend a scheduled meeting. Yvonne Coker answers the phone with a cherry greeting. Al Waldrep visits grandparents in Baytown. James Dowling explains the main Post Office operation to reporters. Robert Foley, ex Rice Institute tennis star, wins first at the Westavia Country Club tennis tourney in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Billie Laughlin
Baytown
Willadene Hines
Reba Denny
Gwenn DuBose
Patty Lewis
Bennie Gray
San Marcos
Mike Ward
Hal Cook
Yvonne Coker
al Waldrep
A. C. Waldrep Jr
San Antonio
A. C. Waldrop
East James
James
Dowling
Robert Foley
Rice Institute
Westeavia Country Club
Birmingham
Ala
Kennedy and Khrushchev summit clash shapes policy debate
Sen. Kennedy argues the summit would have shifted if Khrushchev had not wrecked it. Sen. Engle accuses the Antarctic Treaty and 10 nations of threatening U. S. security. Proxmire charges embassy furniture purchases violate ethics and calls for refutation. Japan readies police support for Eisenhower visit amid potential violence. Security officials estimate 300,000 officers across Soviet bloc intelligence services. Convair labor talks threaten 50,000 jobs as machinists vote. A Miami judge orders injunctions in the Eastern Airlines strike case. Texas population up nearly 2 million since 1950 to 9,492,895. A capsized river boat in Poland results in multiple deaths. Western powers demand disarmament with a guaranteed security framework.
Five Mayors Seek Annexation Peace Across Cities
Five East Harris County mayors including Pasadena La Porte Deer Park Lomax met at the Country Club to pursue a peaceful settlement on annexation. Houston offered to swap land east of Lomax for territory west of Old Galveston Road but the plan faced boundaries changes and possible litigation. The group proposed boundary shifts and a land swap while preserving school districts and preventing a highway expansion blockage. They agreed to reconvene on June 21 to continue talks.
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Beathard
Lewis Cutter
Houscussion
Anton
Pasadena
la Porte
Deer Park
Lomax
Cutter
East Harris
Houston
Old Galveston Road
Mymie Walker
H. P. Pfeiffer
Comer Whitelaker
Ed Lemor
Washburn Tunnel
Federal Road
Market Street Road
Galena Park
Bellaire
West University Place
Lucky Father Registration Beginning for Baytown Merchants
Registration opens Wednesday and runs through Saturday for Baytown shoppers to nominate a favored father. Fifteen stores including P. N. Hirsch and Co, Beall's, Sears, J C Higgins, Penney's, and others offer gifts and prizes such as a Windsor watch, a leather set, cuff links, a smoker, and sport shirts. Winning entries drawn Saturday night with prizes on display along Texas Avenue.
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Baytown
Buters
P. N. Hirsch
Wembley
Paine Bro
Beall’s
Altman's
Bayt Merchants Committee
House
Ron- Baytown Chamber of Commertes
Penney
Sears
J. C. Higgins
Moore’s
Daniel Greer
de Bruhl’s
Time To Spare Travel By Air Slows In Strike Turmoil
Baytonians and Texans faced travel delays as an Eastern Airlines strike disrupted flights to Houston. Five Bay newspaper staff and others from four papers in North Alabama and the Texas Gulf Coast discussed the impact over coffee.
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Jim Boone
Baytonians
Fred Hartman
Orleans
Houston
Alabama
Eastern Airlines
Paul Putman
Bill Hartman
Roger Amdall
Texas Gulf Coast
Baytown Public School Costs Per Pupil 308.25
A Houston area survey shows Goose Creek ISD spent 2,956,986.44 on instructional costs for 9,593 students in 1958-59, or 908.25 per pupil, above the Harris County average of 290.23. Total district receipts reached 4,619,793.06 plus 728,091.13 for Lee College, with disbursements of 4,469,002.28 and a district balance of 150,795.78 as of April 31, 1959.
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Goose Creek Independent
Harris County
Tax Research Assn
Houston
Goose Creek
Lee College
Goose Creek Independent School
Rites Held Today For E. W. Williams
Funeral services were held at Earthman Chapel for Eugene Watson Williams 70 of Redell Road in Coady died Monday at home. Rev Don Harris officiated with graveside rites at Boswell Cemetery near Boswell. Williams a Baytown resident and former Humble Oil Baytown Refinery plant protection employee is survived by his widow two daughters two sons and a sister.
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Earthman Chapel
Eugene Watson Williams
Redell Road
Coady
Don Harris
Firs Presbyterian Church
Boswell Cemetery
Boswell
Williams
Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Francis Williams
Leor Legler
Buck Turner
Roy Knight Williams
Claude E. Williams
Channelview
Clara Edwards
Bosiwell
Liberals Lose On Party Won In Texas Convention
In Austin the Lyndon B. Johnson camp won overwhelming control of the state Democratic convention, routing dissident liberals 2252 to 40 in the first text vote on a proposal to tighten loyalty rules. A walkout by the minority failed to materialize and Johnson sought harmony for his presidential bid.
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Austin
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Price Daniel
Jim Wright
D-Tex
Weatherford
Wright
Alex Dickie
Denton
Democrats At Texas Clubs
DOTC
Executive Committee
Dickie
Cecil Burney
Corpus Christi
Jack Lee
Mason County
Los Angeles
Texas
Law
Byron Skelton
Skelton
Ed Connally
Grandpa Peddler Wagon Tales From Early Country Roads
A memory of a two horse wagon era, how Grandpa stocked hardware and dry goods for rural families, and the lonely night travels between Big Town and home. He recalls peddler camaraderie, the blacked skies, and a rain drizzle that heightens the quiet road to the barn. The piece blends nostalgia with a glimpse of life on frontier distances and close calls on winter trails.
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Grandpa
Prairies
Joe Roark
Samuel M Bowen Dies At Age 61 In Baytown
Samuel M Bowen 61, retired employee of Humble Oil Baytown Refinery, died at 10 p.m. Monday in a Baytown hospital. A Baytown resident for 41 years, he will be buried in Memory Gardens Cemetery after 10 a.m. Wednesday services at Earthman Chapel. Survived by Ada J Bowen. daughter Mary D Brown. sister Edith Eden. brother Leste Poyen. and three grandchildren.
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Samuel M. Bowen
New Jersey
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Earthman Chapel
Wayne McCleskey
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Memory Gardens
Bowen
Ada J. Bowen
Mary D. Brown
Houston
Edith Eden
Parkersburg
West Va
Leste Poyen
Steubenville, O
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